Thursday, January 22, 2026
Book Review: A Psychologist Plumbs the Cultural Roots of Emotion
In “Between Us,” psychologist Batja Mesquita argues that emotion isn’t universal, but inherited from social groups.
Joe Biden Could Have Gone a Lot Further on Student Loans
A discusson of the shortcomings of the Biden student loans foregiveness scheme.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/26/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
How Climate Change Spurs Megadroughts
Why megadroughts are becoming part of the new normal.
Mexican Drug Cartel Imposes Price Controls on Corn Tortillas, As Inflation Surges to 21-Year High
In Mexico, it is not just the government and the central bank that are trying to keep a lid on rising food inflation. So, too, is a drug cartel in the Pacific state of Guerrero.
Quiet Quitting: White Collar Workers No Longer in the Mood to Give More at Work Than They Are Paid For
Quiet quitting: the new management bugaboo!
The Bank of England Increasing Interest Rates to 4% – As Markets Expect – Could Be Enough To Bring the Whole Economy Down
The Bank of England is in “Burn the village to save it” mode via interest rate increases which do little to address the causes of inflation.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/25/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Thanks to Manchin, IRA’s Methane Fee on Big Oil Is Riddled With Massive Holes
The IRA methane emissions penalty “was weakened so that it applies to basically no one,” said one climate campaigner.
Ilargi: EU – Controlled Demolition
Puzzling why the EU seems determined to drive itself off a cliff.
Record Number of US Households Behind on Energy Bills; Brace for a Cold Winter
Americans haven’t suffered the same level of energy price increases as the UK and Europe, yet a record number of households are buckling.
Yet More Medically Bogus Covid Vaccine Profiteering: Requiring “Primary” Covid Shots to Get Omicron “Booster”
More botched Covid vaccine policy, lending support to suspicion that the real aim is lining the pockets of drug companies, not public health.
